William Roache and Dave Lee Travis trials set to continue and a Philippines online paedophile ring is smashed by British police and other international agencies

British police have joined forces with Australian and US investigators to smash a paedophile ring which streamed live child abuse from the Philippines.

The investigation, which has been going on for two years, focuses on what the UK's National Crime Agency calls "a significant and emerging threat", particularly in developing countries.

Three other investigations are taking place into live streaming of child sex abuse, with 139 Britons among 733 suspects.

DLT trial to hear further witnesses

Former colleagues and alleged victims of veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis are expected to give evidence against the former Radio 1 favourite today.

Travis, 68, denies 13 indecent assaults and one sexual assault, dating back to 1976 at the height of his fame.

The trial at London's Southwark Crown Court has heard evidence from alleged victims who have pointed to Travis's alleged "campaign of sexual assault" and a casual attitude among broadcasting bosses in dealing with complaints against him.

Roache trial to hear more witnesses

Witnesses will continue giving evidence today in the trial of Coronation Street star William Roache.

Roache, the world's longest-serving soap opera actor, is accused of using his stardom to prey on young girls between 1965 and 1971.

The 81-year-old denies five historic counts of indecent assault and two historic counts of rape against five girls aged 16 and under.

Labour in police diversity plea

Police chiefs should be consulted over changing the law to allow greater diversity to boost the number of black and Asian officers in their forces, Labour has said.

The party would also make forces, including the Metropolitan Police, follow in the footsteps of the New York Police Department by setting "active" recruitment policies to increase diversity, which could include creating teams of black and minority ethnic (BME) recruiters to target particular communities.

It comes after heightened tensions in parts of London when a jury last week concluded that Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots across the country in 2011, was lawfully killed by police.

Accused teacher figures revealed

Almost 1,000 teachers have been accused of having a relationship with a pupil in the last five years, research suggests.

Of these, just over one in four faced police charges.

The figures, obtained by BBC Newsbeat through a freedom of information request, show that between 2008 and 2013, at least 959 teachers and other school staff were accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a pupil.

Study reveals rise in gout patients

The UK has the highest rate of gout - often called the "disease of kings" - in Europe, figures suggest.

Experts found that one in 40 people across the UK is affected by the condition, with the highest rates in Wales and the North East of England.

Gout has historically been regarded as a rich man's complaint owing to its link to overindulgence on food and alcohol.

Sight restored to eye disease men

Pioneering gene therapy has restored vision to two men with a rare inherited eye disease who were told to expect to go blind.

Scientists hope early intervention with the surgical treatment will halt progression of the devastating disorder, choroideremia, before patients lose their sight.

It is the first time gene therapy has successfully been applied to the light-sensitive photoreceptors of the retina, the digital camera at the back of the eye.

College lovebirds fly to Caribbean

Two teenagers have disappeared from their boarding school in the middle of the night - and flown to the Caribbean together.

Edward Bunyan and Indira Gainiyeva, both 16, are thought to have vanished at around 3am from Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

It is thought they ordered a taxi to Manchester Airport, where they caught a flight to the Dominican Republic.

Airports chief to reveal next steps

The next steps in the process to decide on future UK runway capacity are being outlined today by the head of the Whitehall-appointed Airports Commission.

Chaired by former Financial Services Authority chief Sir Howard Davies, the commission has already shortlisted Heathrow and Gatwick as possible sites for a new runway by 2030.

Today, at a major aviation conference in London, Sir Howard will speak about the commission's work towards a definite runway recommendation, to be made in a final report in summer 2015.

Dementia man 'died in handcuffs'

An 84-year-old immigration detainee - who was suffering from dementia - was taken to hospital in handcuffs and died while still in restraints, inspectors have revealed in a report.

Doctors said the Canadian man - understood to be Alois Dvorzac - was unfit for detention or deportation after diagnosing him with Alzheimer's disease, but he had spent nearly three weeks in privately run Harmondsworth immigration removal centre when he died.

His death is one of a number of "shocking cases where a sense of humanity was lost", HM Inspectorate of Prisons said in its report on an unannounced visit to Harmondsworth, near Heathrow Airport, in August last year.

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